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  • Updates from Thursday 18 October

  1. 'Worst case' of fly-tipping discoveredpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    A criminal investigation has been launched following the discovery of a fly-tipping site in Hampshire.

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  2. Girl, 6, dies after being hit by carpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    The victim is believed to have been crossing the road when she was knocked down, police say.

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  3. Row over mega-plan for central Englandpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    The transport secretary says the government will back major development on the Oxford-Cambridge arc.

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  4. Ancient burial site found in New Forestpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    A 3,000-year-old burial site is found on top of what is thought to be a Neolithic monument in the New Forest.

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  5. Man City miss chance to go top of WSLpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Man City Women miss the chance to go top of the Women's Super League as Reading Women hold them to a draw.

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  6. Two-day gap before mum reported missingpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Mother-of-five Sarah Wellgreen has not been seen since 9 October.

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  7. Cash bag drug dealer jailedpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Aaron DavidImage source, Dorset Police

    A drug dealer who abandoned a rucksack containing £20,000 in cash during a police chase has been jailed for seven years and three months.

    Aaron David, 31, was arrested following the short chase in Bournemouth on 21 May.

    More than £50,000 was recovered from his flat in St Alban's Crescent together with 22 wraps containing cocaine.

    David previously pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court to possessing and supplying a Class A drug and possessing criminal property.

  8. 'My main parachute failed to deploy'published at 17:13 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Rob Forrester-Addie, 79, was on a tandem jump when his instructor had to deploy the reserve chute.

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  9. New hotel approved at former RAF Bicester sitepublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

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  10. Man mistaken for 'scarecrow' run overpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Marian Watt drove over Laurence John who was lying prone in the road outside a pub, a court hears.

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  11. Jeff Koons to display artworks at museumpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    The show will see 17 artworks from throughout the artist's career exhibited.

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  12. 'Stormy weather' cancels Condor's high speed sailingspublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Hayley Westcott
    BBC News Online

    Condor has been forced to cancel its high speed sailings from Poole on Sunday due to stormy weather in the north of the English Channel.

    With predicted wind speeds of 35mph and wave heights more than 3.5m - which are outside safe operating limits - the company has cancelled services between Poole, Guernsey and Jersey on 28 October.

    Passengers affected by the cancellations are in the process of being notified and being offered alternative sailings where space is available, Condor Ferries said.

    It added all are being offered free transfers or a full refund.

    Saturday's sailings are expected to operate as planned.

  13. Activity equipment stolen from charitypublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Friday Night Club buggiesImage source, Friday Night Club

    Three off-road buggies, helmets and archery equipment have been stolen from a charity which provides activities for people with learning disabilities.

    A container belonging to Fareham's Friday Night Club was raided in Mayles Lane, Knowle, last night.

    The charity's founder Geoff Knipe said: "We are devastated by what has happened after all our hard work fundraising to buy the buggies and equipment."

  14. Community art project vandalisedpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

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  15. Ferry service halted by chain failurepublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    The chain ferry has suffered a number of technical faults and periods out of service.

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  16. Driver dies in fence crashpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Froyle Road near Lower FroyleImage source, Google

    A driver has died after crashing into a fence post near Lower Froyle in east Hampshire.

    Police were called to Froyle Road at 07:13 BST today.

    A 40-year-old man from South Warnborough was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Police have appealed for witnesses who may have seen the man's blue Ford Ka from 06:45 BST onwards.

  17. Ferry service hit by 'mechanical problem'published at 13:06 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    Wightlink is operating a reduced timetable, external on its Lymington-Yarmouth route due to a "mechanical problem with one of our ships".

    Hourly sailings have been cut to two-hourly and will end earlier than usual this evening.

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  18. Gosport deaths 'should empower nurses'published at 12:28 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    (Clockwise from top left) Robert Wilson, Geoffrey Packman, Arthur (Brian) Cunningham, Sheila Gregory, Enid Spurgin and Elsie DevineImage source, BBC/PA/Reeves family

    Nurses should feel free to challenge doctors' decisions, particularly in the wake of the Gosport War Memorial Hospital scandal, experts have said.

    More than 450 hospital patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately, a report concluded in June.

    Writing in the British Medical Journal, Prof David Thompson from Queen's University, Belfast, and nursing consultant Philip Darbyshire said the drugs, prescribed by a doctor, were "usually administered by nurses, who often determined exact doses".

    They said Gosport should be a "tipping point" for the "dance of deference" between nurses and doctors.

  19. Meghan wanted 'classic' wedding dresspublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    The Duchess of Sussex says she had a "clear vision" for the gown, which is on display in Windsor.

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  20. Body found on rail linepublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 26 October 2018

    A body has been found on rail tracks near Kintbury station in Berkshire.

    Police were called to the scene at 08:32 BST and are working to identify the victim and the circumstances of their death.

    The line between Newbury and Bedwyn has been closed, rail operator First Great Western said.